1. Overview
Kamil Semeniuk (Kamil SemeniukKamil SemeniukPolish) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Sir Safety Perugia and the Poland national team. He has achieved significant success at both club and international levels, including a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2022 World Championship. Semeniuk is also a two-time CEV Champions League winner with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
2. Personal Information
Kamil Semeniuk was born on 16 July 1996, in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland. He primarily plays as an outside hitter. He stands at 6.4 ft (1.94 m) tall and weighs 185 lb (84 kg). His impressive physical attributes include a spike reach of 139 in (352 cm) and a block reach of 128 in (326 cm).
3. Career
Kamil Semeniuk's professional volleyball career has seen him become a prominent player for both top Polish and Italian clubs, as well as a key member of the Polish national team, achieving numerous titles and medals.
3.1. Club Career
Semeniuk began his senior club career in 2015, joining his hometown club, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, where he made his debut in the PlusLiga, Poland's top professional volleyball league. During his initial tenure with ZAKSA from 2015 to 2018, he contributed to the team's success, winning multiple domestic titles. For the 2018-2019 season, Semeniuk played for Warta Zawiercie, gaining further experience before returning to ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in 2019.
Upon his return to ZAKSA, Semeniuk played a crucial role in the club's most successful period from 2019 to 2022. He won three Polish Championships, three Polish Cups, and two Polish SuperCups. Most notably, he was instrumental in ZAKSA's back-to-back victories in the CEV Champions League in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.
In 2022, Semeniuk moved to Italy to join Sir Safety Perugia, a leading club in the SuperLega, the Italian professional volleyball league. With Sir Safety Perugia, he continued his winning streak, securing the Italian SuperCup in 2022, 2023, and 2024. He also won the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship with Perugia in Betim 2022 and Bangalore 2023. Further domestic success followed with an Italian Cup victory in 2023-24 and the Italian Championship in 2023-24.
3.2. National Team Career
Kamil Semeniuk made his debut for the Poland national team in 2021, playing in a match against Belgium. His international career quickly gained momentum, and he became a key player for Poland in major tournaments.
He participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In 2021, he contributed to Poland's silver medal finish at the FIVB Nations League in Rimini and a bronze medal at the CEV European Championship held across Poland, Czechia, Estonia, and Finland.
Semeniuk earned a silver medal with the national team at the 2022 World Championship, which was co-hosted by Poland and Slovenia, where Poland lost to Italy in the final match. He also secured a bronze medal at the 2022 FIVB Nations League in Bologna.
In 2023, Semeniuk was part of the Polish team that won the gold medal at the FIVB Nations League in Gdańsk and another gold medal at the CEV European Championship held across Italy, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Israel.
His most recent significant achievement with the national team is the silver medal won at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. In 2024, he also secured a bronze medal at the FIVB Nations League in Łódź. Semeniuk also has experience with the Poland youth national team, having participated in the 2017 World U-23 Volleyball Championship.
4. Honours and Awards
Kamil Semeniuk has accumulated numerous team honours and individual awards throughout his distinguished career.
4.1. Club Honours
- CEV Champions League
- Gold medal: 2020-21 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Gold medal: 2021-22 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- FIVB Club World Championship
- Gold medal: Betim 2022 - with Sir Safety Perugia
- Gold medal: Bangalore 2023 - with Sir Safety Perugia
- Domestic Competitions
- Polish Championship
- Gold medal: 2015-16 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Gold medal: 2016-17 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Gold medal: 2021-22 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Polish Cup
- Gold medal: 2016-17 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Gold medal: 2020-21 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Gold medal: 2021-22 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Polish SuperCup
- Gold medal: 2019-20 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Gold medal: 2020-21 - with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Italian SuperCup
- Gold medal: 2022-23 - with Sir Safety Perugia
- Gold medal: 2023-24 - with Sir Safety Perugia
- Gold medal: 2024-25 - with Sir Safety Perugia
- Italian Cup
- Gold medal: 2023-24 - with Sir Safety Perugia
- Italian Championship
- Gold medal: 2023-24 - with Sir Safety Perugia
- Polish Championship
4.2. National Team Honours
- Olympic Games
- Silver medal: 2024 Paris
- FIVB World Championship
- Silver medal: 2022 Poland/Slovenia
- FIVB Nations League
- Gold medal: 2023 Gdańsk
- Silver medal: 2021 Rimini
- Bronze medal: 2022 Bologna
- Bronze medal: 2024 Łódź
- CEV European Championship
- Gold medal: 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel
- Bronze medal: 2021 Poland/Czechia/Estonia/Finland
4.3. Universiade Honours
- Summer Universiade
- Silver medal: 2019
4.4. Individual Awards
- 2021: Polish Cup - Most Valuable Player
- 2022: CEV Champions League - Most Valuable Player
- 2022: FIVB World Championship - Best Outside Spiker
- 2022: Nations League - Best Outside Hitter
- 2022: CEV - Male Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2023: Italian Championship - Best Server